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Jen is working with our Web guy to get the Artists Alley registration finalized to be put up before sending out emails to everyone. You should hopefully be heading from us as soon a that is finished. So don't fret if you haven't gotten an email yet!

d'oh I was kind of hoping emails had gone out and I just hadn't gotten mine yet cos' of website crash-based shenanigans. Well, at least it's still in the works! That reality thread over on the general forums has got me nervous... 62 days and counting, and I haven't got a clue what I should be focusing on to make sure everything's ready before I have to leave for con, haha.

The Red Lion's website says that the hotel has wifi (I don't see anything about it on the Hilton's but their website seems even less user-friendly); I know earlier in the thread the RL was the speculated spot for the AA, has that been confirmed and if so, what is the wifi like during con conditions? Does anyone have prior experience with the little Square readers (the things that plug into your iPad or smartphone and can take credit cards), and are they allowed in the AA?

d'oh I was kind of hoping emails had gone out and I just hadn't gotten mine yet cos' of website crash-based shenanigans. Well, at least it's still in the works! That reality thread over on the general forums has got me nervous... 62 days and counting, and I haven't got a clue what I should be focusing on to make sure everything's ready before I have to leave for con, haha.

The Red Lion's website says that the hotel has wifi (I don't see anything about it on the Hilton's but their website seems even less user-friendly); I know earlier in the thread the RL was the speculated spot for the AA, has that been confirmed and if so, what is the wifi like during con conditions? Does anyone have prior experience with the little Square readers (the things that plug into your iPad or smartphone and can take credit cards), and are they allowed in the AA?

I stayed at the Red Lion last year, and the wifi during con was great! They don't offer it-- at least not for free, at the Hilton, as far as I'm aware. I think it's around $10 a night. As for the square readers, I've got one, and it seems to work well! I know that a lot of people have started to use them, these days! I'm fairly certain that they're allowed in AA, but you guys can correct me if I'm wrong. I haven't used mine for AA yet, but I've seen them used, so I don't think they'll be an issue?

Personally, I'm waiting to restock artist alley things until I hear back either way. I usually just focus on creating new art until I'm sure that I've got a spot somewhere, so that I don't end up spending money for merch that I'm not going to be able to sell. Hope that helps!

Excellent One of the artists I follow on Tumblr (who does a lot more con stuff than I do, haha) mentioned them back in February or something. They seem super-convenient, if you have access to a smartphone or iOS device.

And yeah, I've mostly just been making things that aren't necessarily AA-specific (art cards and things), and waiting on the AA-specific things (banners, displays, business cards, printing prints) 'til I hear either way... but it feels weird to be doing the "easy" stuff and leave the "hard, important stuff" 'til later, y'know?

Totally freaking out about this >.< i worry if we do get a booth then we wont have enough time to make enough stuff for the hoards of people that come to con >.< I really don't mean to be a bother, my group is just freaking out.. anyone else panicking?

I'm mostly antsy because I need to figure out how I'm getting there and where I'm staying if I'm going. .-. Less worried about stock because I'm working on things for Otakon right now and will probably have things left over.

So it's apparent that we're past the deadline of when we should receive emails. That's fine, stuff happens, but do we have a new deadline/any indication of when we should receive emails? Like, within a day? Few days? Week(s)?

I do not have a set date as to when they will be out. We're having technical difficulties with the online registration for the Artists Alley admittees; so once that is fixed (once again, I don't know when that may be), emails should be coming out shortly after. But hopefully no later than a couple of weeks, if that.

No problem. I heard back from Jen, who profusely apologizes for the delay. They're dealing with some legality issues that came up involving the contracts people have to sign for Artists Alley, which is what's holding them up.

I also asked her about emailing everyone with yes/no emails before they finish up the issues, and I'll let everyone know what she says about that.

FRET NO MORE! Emails will be sent out to everyone starting tomorrow! And if you are sharing a table with someone(s), only one person will be receiving an email. But, because of that, there might be a (very) slight chance that one group member will receive a Yes email, and another receive a No email. In that instance, ignore the No email.

Well, emails have started going out, so keep your eyes out for that if you haven't gotten yours yet!

For those of us who were declined (sigh ), will the Art Show stuff be going up in this forum or somewhere else? (edit: the email talks about it but I can't find anything on any of the forums or on the site proper, so I suspect it's just not there yet... but I could be super blind!)

Does Kumoricon have a fanart policy? I didn't see mention of it anywhere but this will be my first time tabling at the con, I want to know how kosher it is to sell fanart/how much of it. (I'll have original stuff as well, I'm just checking!)

So it seems as if people are getting emails...should I have received one by now?? I guess I'm just worried as its the end of friday and others are getting them...if we didn't make it in, do we get an email also?

You will receive an email if you have gotten in or not. The emails were split between Jenn and myself, and she may not have gotten all of hers out yet. If you signed up with a group, however, one of the other groupmates might have received an email instead of you.

You will receive an email if you have gotten in or not. The emails were split between Jenn and myself, and she may not have gotten all of hers out yet. If you signed up with a group, however, one of the other groupmates might have received an email instead of you.

Oh that is good to know that we will get one regardless. Still waiting for mine, so thanks for posting this!

I'm a minor and on the registration it states that we only need a permission slip if you're 13-17. The other artist and I will be 16 by the con and I wanted to know if we'll need someone 18+ with at all times?If we do need one then is it okay to not register the 18+ year old on the Registration since they have already registered for a normal badge?

For those of us who have learned perhaps a week after the first batch of folks if we'll be getting in,will we have a later deadline to make the table payment? The folks who already know have until the 20th of July I heard.

I've just talked to Jen, and all emails have been sent out. If you did not receive one, 1. Check with fellow tablemates if you have them, or 2. email artists@kumoricon.org and we'll figure out what went wrong.

Hey, I'm looking for information on set up times and where to go and unload? I feel like this information must exist somewhere or that it must have been emailed but I can't find it now that I'm looking. 8(

Sooner would be better than later to have set up information. c: My friend may need to buy a bus ticket, and as the date nears, the prices of tickets may go up!

It would be really helpful with future conventions if you could get together an information packet a little farther in advance. If I had to buy a plane ticket without knowing any of these details, I'd probably be really concerned about this lack of order. 8(

So sorry about how late things have been. Jen has been REALLY busy with work and freelance jobs lately, which has put a damper on time to get AA stuff together. I will be sending out emails today and tomorrow to everyone that is part of AA with information on setup and everything.

We will definitely keep all this in mind for next year and getting everything together sooner. Thank you for letting us know these issues.

Emails have been sent out to everyone that is a part of Artists Alley, except one person due to an invalid email. If you did not receive an email from menziesc07@gmail.com about Check-In information, please email me and I will get that information to you ASAP!

I have a question..I'm going to try to get into the AA at this con in 2013. I saw near the top/middle of the thread where people asked about tax stuff..You said we don't have to worry about that, but I didn't know exactly if that had to do with the buseness liscence thing..Like At Sakura con, you HAVE to have at the very least, a temp. business liscence to sell at all there and provide the liscence number on the app or you can't sell. Do we need to have that here? or no?

No, you do not have to have a temp. business license. As for the taxes thing; what was said was that, in AA, artists do not usually attach an extra cost to the final price. Instead, then calculate out what the tax would be for the item's they sold and figure that out afterwards. They are still technically charging the tax, but because the cost is so insignificant, it isn't worth adding it to the sale price.